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Personal data Antje (Antji) (Antje (Antji) "Anna") "Anna" Kuper
- Alternative names: Anna Kuper Dirks, Antje Kuiper
- Nickname is Anna.
- She was born on May 15, 1878 in Holthusen-Weener, Ostfriesland, Hannover, Preußen.Source 1
- Immigrated in the year 1887 vanuit Deutschland to U.S.A.Source 2
- She died on April 22, 1948 in Slayton, Murray Co., MN, she was 69 years old.
- She is buried after April 22, 1948 in Summit Lk. Cem., Summit Lk. Twp., Nobles Co., MN.Source 3
- A child of Michel Jans Kuper and Wesselena Wessels
- This information was last updated on August 14, 2018.
Household of Antje (Antji) (Antje (Antji) "Anna") "Anna" Kuper
She is married to Abel Dirks.
They got married on December 14, 1897 at Lennox, Lincoln Co., SD, she was 19 years old.
Abel Dirks Sr. oo Anna Kuper
Marriage source: Hull, LaRie, Kuper GEDCOM file, (Fergus Fls MN, L.H., xv Feb MCMXCVI) <>
Child(ren):
- John Dirks 1909-1995
- Louis Dirks 1911-1979
- Grace Dirks 1918-1920
Notes about Antje (Antji) (Antje (Antji) "Anna") "Anna" Kuper
Antji "Anna" Kuper
Source: Author: Hull, La Rie Hull, Title: Kuper Pedigree Chart, (Publication location: Fergus Fls MN, Publisher: L.H., Publication date: x Jan MCMXCIII)
AK is buried in Summit Lake Cem.
Author: Zimmermann, Jan-Dirks, Title: Charts sent to Kathy Johnson, (Publication location: Weener, Niedersachsen, Publisher: JZ, Publication date: ca. MCMXCII)
Jan-Dirk Zimmermann writes, "* 15.5.1878 (nicht 1877) Holthusen-Weener"
La Rie Hull has 15 May 1877.
Mrs. Hull writes, "ANNA GREW TO WOMANHOOD IN NATIVE COUNTRY. CAME WITH HER PARENTS AND SIBLINGS TO AMERICA, SETTLING AT LENNOX, SD. MET AND MARRIED ABEL DIRKS AT LENNOX, SD. THEY SPEND THEIR FIRST YEARS ON FARM NEAR LENNOX, MOVED TOOAKES AND LIVED THERE 1907 TO 1911 OR 12. LIVED FOR A TIME A MARVIN, SD. THEN MOVED TO FULDA. LIVED IN TOWN OF FULDA UNTIL ANN'S DEATH. DIED IN SLAYTON HOSPITAL. 5/1929 LIVED AT READING, MN. BURIED AT SUMMIT LAKE CEMETERY.
REFN AM-1887"
Anna's parents: Michel Jans & Wesselena (Wessels) Kuper
Author: Geiman, Becca, Title: "Geiman/Gilland", (Publication location unknown, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xxi Jan MMIX), Repository: The Cloud
Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=geiman-gilland&id=I4685
"... Antji (Anna) Kuper ... Sex: F Birth: 15 May 1877 in Holthusen-Weener, Ostfrielsland, Germany Death: 22 Apr 1948 in Slayton, Murray Co., MN ... Change Date: 21 Jan 2009 ...
Father: Michael Jans Kuper b: 28 Feb 1839 in Holthuserheide, Ostfrielsland, Germany
Mother: Wesselena Wessels b: 11 Jul 1839 in Holthusen, Ostfrielsland, Germany
Marriage 1 Abel Dirks b: 14 Jul 1874 in Bunde, Kreis Leer, Ostfriesland, Germany Married: 14 Dec 1897 in Lennox, Lincoln Co., SD"
Author: Zimmermann, Jan-Dirk, Title: Familienbuch der Ev.-ref. Kirchengemeinde WEENER ... 1674-1900, Teilband iii, (Publication location: Weener, Niedersachsen, Publisher: Eigenverlag, Publication date: MMXV), Seite 1497, Repository: Ostfriesen Heritage Soc., Grundy Ctr., IA with holdings at Wellsburg, IA pub. lib.
"9814. Kuiper, Michel Jans 9804, Arbeiter, * 28.2.1839 Holthuserheide, Sohn des Arbeiters Jan Jans Kuiper und Grietje Berends Braak, oo 3.10.1863 Weener, Wesselina Wessels 15628, * 28.7.1839 Holthusen, Tochter des Arbeiters Wessel Wessels und Geeske Christians
Kinder: Jan * 27.10.1863 Holthuserheide
...
[6] Antje * 15.5.1878 Holthusen"
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Birthday May 15, 1878
- The temperature on May 15, 1878 was about 15.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 28 » Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States.
- February 18 » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
- February 19 » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
- June 4 » Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- June 10 » League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in the Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Greece.
- October 22 » The Bramall Lane stadium sees the first rugby match played under floodlights.
Day of marriage December 14, 1897
- The temperature on December 14, 1897 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
- April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
- April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
- June 16 » A treaty annexing the Republic of Hawaii to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later.
- September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
- December 9 » Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.
Day of death April 22, 1948
- The temperature on April 22, 1948 was between 10.4 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
- May 18 » The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
- June 7 » Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place.
- June 20 » The Deutsche Mark is introduced in Western Allied-occupied Germany. The Soviet Military Administration in Germany responded by imposing the Berlin Blockade four days later.
- June 26 » Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade.
- July 31 » At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated.
- December 10 » The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations.
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- 1882 » Walter White, Scottish international footballer († 1950)
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- 1891 » Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic († 1971)
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- 1945 » Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (b. 1867)
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- 1946 » Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1872)
- 1946 » Lionel Atwill, English-American actor (b. 1885)
- 1949 » Charles Middleton, American actor (b. 1874)
- 1950 » Charles Hamilton Houston, American lawyer and academic (b. 1895)
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